STE TEER BS EERO a Hs Ws Ww "Rolled Published Dally and Semi-Weekly by THE BRITISH WHIG <- PUBLISHING "CO., LIMY President anaging Director and Sec.-Treas. . G@. Elliott an A. Gulld Telephon Business Office Step An: Editorial Rooms Job Office .. wane 342 SUBSCRIPTION RATES (Dally Edition) One year, delivered in city .. One year, If paid in advance .. One year, by mall to rural officess. .$2.50 .One year, to United States ........ $3.00 ix and three months pro rata. (Seml- iy dently Edition) One year, by mall, me year, if not paid in advane Re year, to United States .. x and three months pro' rata. best 1.00 Attached ls one of the job printing offices in Canada. TORONTO REPRESENTATIVE H E. Smalinelée . 32 Church 8t. U. REPRESENTATIVE 58 New York "Ofice 26 F itth Ave. Frank R. Northrup, Manus er. Chicago pe Bldg. rank R. Northrup, he ¥ BALANCING THE ACCOUNTS. How Gus. Evanturel must rub hands something greeful anticipation of all Bob blackmailing his in putting over Gia mey i= accused of "ONL of his constituents But Gamey had flo mercy" on Evaunturel when he was on the rock and omething able there inexpressibly sweet when one is to balance his political account. ladies, not wo Ladies--mark go and preacher. acted as referee. you, fights on a secret men to prize in evening occasion a The elusive dress, call tone differs in-different countries. The of the is above, question in England thing we ring morality SCHEME. be voung NEW HOTE The new hotel is financed. That trealer who has been at scheme reports that he is in a tion to begin operations and them to success. But there are pre- liminaries with which thé council has The! by-law guaranteeing a other advantages, now Mon work: on the said to is the posi Carry to do. gite and certain and best all bonds, has to be changed, the Boston of a credit ip civie and voted on, since wtheme is not good for ever circumstances Before too, un- der any the a "council ean be expected to go to the and people with a new proposition, no how enticing, the men be scheme will have to matter hind the their hands mare plainly than have heen disposed to The show they hitherto do Whig speaks for itself in but it reflects the minds mony citizens, this matter, ot of the desire "a Wilsan, president, United States, second does not Hence two aspirants on the § term. democratic " side are Clark and O. show, already busy Ww. now, Champ Underwood Clark has no derwood. will have little chance ii the republicans can be united under Roose \ and Un- velt. KIND WORDS NEVER DIE. The bereaved widow of the late Hon. Joseph Chamberlain is now the subject of many tender attentions While the husband said 'about her. In the many that were taken him, especially during 'the years invalidisn, she appeared, always al- ways attentive to his wants, always his guardian angel. _ She was her place in life, and 'was content with dis- lived little was pictures of of his yy his side, filling the love and gratitude of her tinguished husband. It prise her now to have hdr virtues ex- her name suggested for Titles have heen the may sur- and kingly favours. allurement of too many But when Mre 'Chamberlain left as American wo- men. New York for England she went the helpmeet of one who was great in himseli without decorations, who re fused titles and all they implied, and yet enjoyed the homage of the mon people. Kind words will soothe her sorrows. She can desire mnoth- ing more, com- Friday is to be a momentous day in ster. Carson goes to Belfast and will see his cause to a finish. It re mains to be seen just what this means. All lovers of peace have a right to pray for what human hands 'wannot avert. MORAL "CONDITIONS BAD. Dr. Anna Shaw, the suffrage leader, demands three things from the law "makers--groater care In licensing mar- riage, divorce only for serious causes, and an inexpensive method of sarren- dering the marriage ties when this be- 'comes Necessary: costs an unnecdsaarily large person of either sex te ob- tain & divoree even on most sfficient p making it virtually im- vorce ca hotel vorces,"' she said. "Rich persong, on the other hand, are edabled fo break wedlock there is cogent cause by should all individual who finds life the bonds of when po anfair, clearly Such a svatem i be madé illegal for with re- di imsatisfactory to being one mate marry within a vear after disapprove of per and wed vorced. 1 heartily gons who are divorced to-day Marriage and 18 sacred to-morrow abused I divorce 1s should not be I'he etiect argument of Shaw, and to the that a luxury ol the rich, is proven by every copy of a York which one picks up the Herald, [ta last page daily gives in New paper for instance. colourings lake vivid the proceedings ol the courts in di- ses, and the rich mn stocks and bonds the parties to the suits are bank deposits, the leaders in 80- 3 0 . put the bankrupts in morals. Dr Shaw thunders the and clely, It thinks violations is of these that Anna when she against the marriage contract, regard should and which ol declaring that a gher character, the had for its sacred the that machinery: of law, grants divorce, should not be so cum pered with expense so as to favour as against the poor ------------ Martin, is full "metaphorically is making war, the rich 7 Mayor who of van- ity, and is posing for pictures every day, He is touched tender spot Mme. and hie worship "if on the papers in a Martin has been eriticized threatens io destroy the she is not left Martin has learned many things but one thing he that the. biographies press alone." Mayor editor of has not learned- us nally writes the his fellow men "ION OF FINANCE. did the back, but A QUE I'he refering Works or destroyed, ied, correct thing report of the Board not to be repudiatéd council the in of to be accompan to the council, ther aldermen The concrete when next seat with information which and ratepayers ought to know. paving with asphalt on a base is expensive, much more expen- give than the streets in the residential should have, and it the parts of the city the which is not pavement for The per square vard, the | people petitioned Barrie street pavement, at Roe for 'the blood of He did costs ia rich enough not expect a $2.50 average man pavement which per EDITORIAL NOTES. The grand master of the Orange Or- der in Manitoba calls on the members offi Roblin and bis . govern- The Sentinel endorses his This is the election. to cast ment. . ac tion. ought to mean some thing Huerta a has been elected a honestly, the timidation, but the people within a. prescribed limit, How will the pre- States recognize Cen ' ge- withont in- cond time, by sident of the United Wilson position. is in an embarrassing him ? 0 -- The conservative press is inclined fo Pr. J. A. There are a jibe and sneer at Rev. Macdonald, of the Globe. few men in Cavada who are always walk of them, -should make a great anywhere and in any life. Dr. Macdonald and the Montreal Mail is one of the fact. note ol The Asquith governmenf{ now pro reform the House of Lords Act marquises Now it poses to With the and dukes and dered harmless Parliament the earls were ren- is proposed {o 'eliminate "the inactive and ineffi cient from the Tt time some of them were put to skep The Montreal Mail of Manitoba, holds that can: legislation in ad No? Man Roblin upper 'house. 18 Pre Pre that like there favs mier Roblin, mier Whitney, not be 'successful vance of public sentiment referendum under itoba had a and the people voted for prohibition Then Sir Rodmond, (then plain Mr.) to it Pretty wonder that he give to them The has escaped his due so long PUBLIC OPINION refused arbitrary is Can Keep it Now. Hamilton Spectator Wilirid Laurier months ago with a brand new ¥25 hill Sir was presented Wise and Otherwise | bm ---- A man isn't necessarily honest be- cause he is peor, . Misfit kisses are the lavish on' each other. kind girls Better a woman with rosy cheeks than a man with a rosy nose. If You think you can't do a thing --well, you know the answer. Riches have wings -- otherwise there would be but few high flyers. - A woman seldom has the fun. That we male creatures. have, son; But when she tries a fence to climb She's sure to have a ripping time. --Springfield Times. my Nothing But Space There. Percy--Yes, you know tha bally goli ball hit me on the head and careering into space, * Peggy --Insidé your head, went Perey ? A Mean Trick "Let me plow this field." of the Farmers' bank as a souvenir It will be a souvenir all right Distinctive Difference. Toronto Telegram Sir James, in other words, believe that a clergyman should be a spirit. but not himself up as on things spirituous al adviser, set an authority An Innocent Sure. Toronto Globe in Haldimand was a drinking I'he nan ever thought Rowell man the | { any | half should At Board of Works will do well the about he be vard, and as pays tax he consulted tate the the financial side of if the owners can to go into question, and mind of the be ascertained so With the 4 property much the approval, better the. people's of council can course, do anything Rents are dropping in Montreal, They | landlords that and It any are tumbling everywhere learning a lesson. high quicker will kill a or are than I'hey to rents, thing else, city put later, ny | an end, sooner hoom. THE ( OF POWER, There is something about the Fd monton power system that our com should investigate, that the not missioners the reason power is generated | | | and for il ) conditions in from coal, and Edmonton should be as , favour-, able for a cheap service An Fdmonton "We are able to supply the railway department with current 2c. per kilowatt per hour, the cost being 1.7 cents. = To users of power for electric light service the maximum * price is Tic, with a 'discount of 10 | per cent.. and it runs as low ; Fo users of considerable power for | elevators, cold storage, and such things we have a\rate as low as \ftk depreciation we. have a surplus in the neighborhood of $385,000, ind out of this we are constructing an addition to our power plant,' by means "of which we shall be able to supply power at half a cent less per kilowatt than at pregent." idmonton is so situated as in Ring-? I ston. aper says ! Q paper av § street | at as Now that the cost of all that enters into the production of power should ! er than the cost of supplies in King ston. It would be worth the while of our commissioners and manager of the power plant to insfitute an quiry which would be followed . certain comparisons and Industrially this city cannot as. it should until it can offer to ea- pitalists and manufacturers heap power. This eould be guaranteed at once with Hydeon connections, and in Belleville, during the recent election, one of the candidates was under: stood to say that the provincial com- mission had about completed its ne- gotiations for tha purchase the Seymour plant and asiets. Hydro power, in the near not being 'available. it that every efiort be made to the welling price of electric without loss to the municipality, erated from steam. The first dralt of commissioners handle the workman's act is not sa- tisfactory. McNaught is a good busi: ness, man, He will do. But Brew- ster, of Brantford, and Ellis, of Ot. tawa, defeated in the last election, are light weights. = The Workmen's Commission, like the Railway Com- mission, should be composed of "men of exceptional merit. And the work- be high- on- hy conclusions. grow of future, is dient reduce power, gen- to deceived by hearing he leader of must have been someone that the bar Say WAS a ete tte A Preliminary to Divorce. Montreal Daily Mail A man in Connecticut, to win a girl out of a crowd, minutes, married her. can do this sort of thing, svatem certainly necessary a bet, and mn When the pmeked a few people divorce 18 -------------------- somethirig in That. Windsor difterence that while the other asked didn't he) and Record between Hanna one asked for I'he only and Evanturel $500 and got it, for $10,000 and shonld get "together of get it arrange schedule prices Two of a Kind. Ottawagdournal I'he Ulster unionist council statement in which it insists that Ulster volunteers "shall take only to preserve order." [he nationalist council, hundred thousand insists that the forde order in to have Ese a the wetion which econ national 1s Ire lost trols two volunteers, 'to uphold law and land."" 'The Irish seem their sense of humor. ist | Kingston Event s 25 YEARS AGO. Butter was high on the market this morning, 20c. per pound asked. BPggs also went up to*18¢ The carters in the city are reporting very dill times. The local cheese market still remains dull. Cheese sold at Sic. to-day A couple of maskinonge weighitig 214 and 22 pounds were caught hy Prof. Goodwin, of Kingston, who living in Mr. Donevan's cottare, Tidd's island. ' ! being It The Question. What is the question of the hour The man of wealth says "labor's s power," The brewer hops," broker crops." The housewife says, giving, "The increase in the cost ing;" "The tango," declare moralist:; But "Mexico," diplomatists; "The currency," the bankers sich; "Tis Panama' the English cry; "The tariff," politicians roar; But Europe mutters, "Balkan war," These are the answers, short or long But every single one is wrong, This is the question of the day' Has the slit skirt come in to stay? C. Reade in Judge. + No Improvement. "Well, Johnnie, 1 s'pose glad you're through with th' for a while?" "Naw, I ain't now." "Th "3 Wg?" - "Yep--weedin', washin' an dishes." ~ -- ens a One Way. "Miss Trippler says she wants 10 get a man's wages." "Why doesn't she get married?' --From the Delineatdr, t men were arrested in con thinks Ythe price of "State of The answers, with no mis- of liv- you're 2? Re' I got th' ."2 Ws' wipin' mén must be represented. - Bigh nection with the Sections at Hailey: bury. Be min om who | "Thanks." ] "Im canvassing , congress said the lafter finishing the field own this fine farm?" "Oh, no," replied the other man. "I'm the candidate on the other tic ket. The farmer has gone to town, but I assured him the field Would be plowed by the time he got back." this district "Do you Wanted a Worker. "Who is the most capable hoy Jihe graduating class?" "Wish to give somebody a dal?" » ] "Not somebody a * me- on your life. I want to give job." Hard Times, @ "We're having a hard time getting a jury." "How's that?" "The defense won't accept men and the prosecution bars married chaps." single all the Past. "I see some. expert dug up Prof Langley's original_airship and made it fy." 'Next some sharp will be winning a boat race with one of Lipton"s old yachts Echoes of Told the Truth. "That salesman prevaricated." "As to.how?" "Said this color was fast." "Well, did you ever see a color go. more rapidly when it once start ed to run?" Conscientious Scruples. 'Why don't you want to serve?" "l have conscientious scruples against capital punishment." "1 don't understand such ness," snapped the attorney ly. "No," enely, "I would." foolish- rough- responded the victim ser- don't suppose a lawyer The Garden is Slow. Now yeu begin trying to avoid the fellows you promisedi-those early vegetables to. Auspicious Time, "Where are you going?" "To call on Mrs. Wallaby-Wom- bat. Better come along I under- stand there are some very interest ing things to be heard." "How so?" "She has just quarreled with her best friend." Wildly in Love. "Percival," murmured the heiress, really love your little "Yaas," responded _the duke, "I adore you, you know. aad®ull that sort of silly rot." The Dissemblers. Gibbs--1I'd really like te know the secret of social success. Dibbs--My boy, there are many secrets of social successes, but one of the most important is to be able to pretend you are having a good time when you're not.--Boston Trans- eript. Only. the Telephone. 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